My son is 4 months old and drink about a pot of coffee a day is this bad for him.
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Mon, Aug 24, 2009
My son is 4 months old and drink about a pot of coffee a day is this bad for him.
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August 24th, 2009 at 5:33 am
It depends on your baby. Have you thought about cutting back to half-caf and seeing if you notice any effects on your baby?
August 24th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Mothers who consume a lot of caffeine during pregnancy often have babies who are jittery. The jitteriness wears off in a few days after birth.
Caffeine is excreted in the breast milk, and may affect the baby. Affected babies are sometimes jittery and poor sleepers. It depends on the age and weight of the infant, the amount of caffeine the mother consumes, and the individual infant’s response. There may be a genetic component to the latter issue.
At four months of age, your son should be less sensitive to the effects of your coffee drinking. He also metabolizes caffeine better than a younger infant.
Personally I would recommend that you reduce your coffee intake for both your and your son’s sake, but that is my personal bias, not science.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
I asked my pediatrician and he said 2-3 cups a day is fine. Anymore than that and your baby may end up fussy.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Wow — ordinarily I think coffee’s fine, but that’s a _lot_.
Do you notice any effect on him?
“According to the Breastfeeding Answer Book (LLLI 2003, p. 599-600), excessive caffeine consumption by the mother (more than 750 mL per day) can result in a baby who shows signs of caffeine stimulation. “A baby who is being overstimulated by caffeine is a wide-eyed, active, alert baby who doesn’t sleep for long. He may also be unusually fussy.”"http://www.kellymom.com/health/lifestyle…
August 24th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
not too many.. that is not good to take all that caffine.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:32 am
By 4 months old both of ours were fine no matter how much coffee I had during the day- or any caffeine product. On the average day, I have 2 cups of coffee and 1 can of diet coke per day. The rest is bottled water.
A pot of coffee a day is A LOT for YOU though. You need to be drinking more water. Coffee has caffeine and it has the diuretic effect. I would be more concerned about your health than the health of your baby.
Good luck to you!
August 25th, 2009 at 1:58 am
You can have ONE.
Just take the rest decaf.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:08 am
drink as much as you can stand for him to be bouncing off walls
August 25th, 2009 at 8:49 am
If I were you I’d cut down. That’s a lot of caffeine for your baby, not to mention you! Plus as a breastfeeding mom, you need more plain water.
How about slowly adding decaf to the pot until it’s at LEAST half decaf in there? If you do it slowly, you’ll be less likely to get those caffeine withdrawal headaches.